Road Pavement Forum 11 May 2006 Elzbieta Sadzik

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Road Pavement Forum11 May 2006Elzbieta Sadzik
APT Steering Committee
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APT Steering Committee

• APT Steering Committee meeting
• - 5 April 2006
• Revision of HVS Strategic Plan
• HVS programme status report of projects
• HVS future projects
• HVSIA meeting

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APT Steering Committee

• Revision of HVS Strategic Plan 2004-2009
• New focus areas
• Structural pavement design methods
• Sustainable development and the environment
• (old cold mix recycling)
• Labour Intensive Construction (LIC)
• Dissemination of information
• Skills development / capacity building a Center
  of Excellence
• Inclusion of Benefits section

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APT Steering Committee

• Focus Areas
• Sustainable Development and the Environment
• Labour-Intensive Construction
• Asphalt Performance
• Provision of Low Volume Roads (including
  upgrading of unpaved roads)
• Vehicle Pavement Interaction (including dynamic
  loads and contact stresses)
• Concrete pavements
• Structural Pavement Design methods

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APT Steering Committee

• HVS programme status report of projects
• Thin CR concrete pavement (sponsors SANRAL
  GDPTRW) Concrete Pavements
• Guidelines for bitumen stabilization with ETB
  FB (sponsors SABITA GDPTRW) Sustainable
  Development and the Environment
• Forensic testing of AC Part 12 (sponsor
  GDPTRW)- Asphalt Performance
• SIM testing HVS and MMLS (sponsor GDPTRW)
  -Vehicle Pavement Interaction

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HVS programme status report of projects

• Ultra Thin CR concrete pavement
• Testing of patented Danish mix completed
• UP evaluating SA mix design
• BKS involved in a dynamic FEM analysis
• HVS testing of SA mix starting May 2006
• HVS testing completed October 2006

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HVS programme status report of projects

• Guidelines for bitumen stabilization with ETB
  FB
• Inception report (phase 1) finalized in January
  2006
• Phase 2 structural and mix design to be finished
  end of 2007

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HVS programme status report of projects

• Forensic testing of AC Part 12 (HMA research)
  objectives
• Identify sections for detailed study
• Identify root causes of failures
• Identify characteristics of good performers
• Better understand HMA performance
  characteristics
• Identify mix design aspects for further research
• Part 12 to be finalized by end of June 2006

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APT Steering Committee

• HVS future projects
• UTCR concrete pavements
• HMA performance
• Testing of standard mix
• Testing of rut resistant mixes
• Starting time October 2006

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APT Steering Committee
HVS Website www.gautrans-hvs.co.za
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APT Steering Committee

• HVSIA meeting 20 -22 September 2006
• Owners of 7 HVSs and operators
• New HVS owner China University of Xian

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HVSIA websitewww.gautrans.co.za